Margaux 2017

We will be updating this page with full tasting notes on the 2017 vintage, written by our Master of Wine, Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler MW over the coming weeks. Prices will be included as wines are released so please keep re-visiting the site for the latest news. To request a wine, simply click on the wine name to send us an e-mail, or for an immediate response, please contact your salesman directly (details below) or call the office on 01353 721 999.

Please note that orders will be confirmed in writing in the form of our invoice.

Pricing: Prices are £ per case of 12 bottles, in bond London, unless otherwise specified. Please note that this includes shipping to the UK and landing in our warehouse but does not include Duty, VAT and onward delivery once the wine is shipped.

Wines offered may be subject to allocation and an offer does not constitute a guarantee of supply. Please let us know which wines you would like to purchase as soon as you can and we will come back to you if we are unable to fulfil your order.

Margaux

Alter Ego de Château Palmer, Margaux 2017
53% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot
Deep red black right to the rim, semi opaque, with a nose of perfumed, sappy wood with creamed black fruit too; slightly savoury. Mineral, tight black fruits on the palate, there’s some sweetness too but the wine is wonderfully restrained with fresh fruit and super-ripe and supple tannins, not invasive at all going to a long, savoury finish.

£295

6 per case

Blason d’Issan, Margaux 2017 - top pick!
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot
Red black not opaque with a nose of red fruits with black fruits behind, cool and fresh, leading to a very cool palate of poised red and black fruits, little wood influence showing at this stage, fresh, with big ripe tannins behind, pretty but perhaps less overt than usual, very pure and mineral to a long finish. Drink 2025 - 2035

Château Giscours, 3ème Cru Classé Margaux 2017
Limpid red black with a nose of mineral black fruit, vibrant and alluring on the nose with some savoury notes too. On the palate sweet black fruit, with a slight dip in the middle but there are big ripe tannins, supple and succulent, and a nice sweetness of fruit, lightly grilled and really well done, distinctive and delicious. Drink 2027-2038

Château Kirwan, 3ème Cru Classé Margaux 2017
Tasted from a micro-sample. Limpid red with a nose of sweet black fruit, the tiny sample making it hard to smell. Light red and black fruit on the palate with some floral notes and tight tannins, to a grippy finish.

Château Margaux, 1er Cru Classé Margaux 2017
89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc
Dense red black (not purple) with a spiced, cool nose with capsicum aromas and grilled hint behind, very restrained. The palate is gorgeously plump in comparison, still restrained amd without huge flesh but with really refined, the smooth, rich, dense fruit is not showy but really intense, the tannins are tight but ripe and supple and the finish goes on and on. There is power here but in a very subtle way.

£2,160

6 per case

Château Marquis de Terme, Margaux 2017
Deep red black not opaque with nose of rich cooked black fruits, supple yet fresh, grilled and really alluring. On the palate substantial black cherry fruit, cool but with tannins behind, perhaps a bit raw at this stage but just enough flesh and fruit to balance out. A good effort.

36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc
Deep red black not opaque with a nose of sweet, floral red berry fruit; rich and intense on the palate, the black fruit is vibrant and fresh with good acidity, layered with a distant grilled note and smooth but substantial tannins to a long, fresh, racy finish that goes on and on.

£810

6 per case

Château Rauzan Ségla, 2ème Cru Classé Margaux 2017
Deep red black but not opaque, with a nose of slightly dusty blackcurrant, sweet and fresh, leading to a palate which is surprisingly elegant and almost light, but with lots of fruit and balanced, ripe tannins behind, some spice and good depth, very elegant. This is not a blockbuster but very stylish indeed. Drink 2028-2040+

£648

Château du Tertre, 5ème Cru Classé Margaux 2017
Vibrant red black with a nose of very smoky black fruit, hard to distinguish aromas at this stage, some savoury notes; on the palate substantial black fruit with some sweet notes, fresh and vibrant but still with a smoky back note, with ripe and quite well contained tannins but a hole in the mid-palate before going on to a long, grilled and rich finish. Perhaps this will fill out…

** Wines offered may be subject to allocation and an offer does not constitute a guarantee of supply. Please let us know which wines you would like to purchase as soon as you can and we will come back to you if we are unable to fulfil your order. Please call us on 01353 721 999 for availability of wines on allocation. The 2017 wines will be shipped in the Spring of 2020.

Larger formats or half bottles may be available for a supplement.
If you would like your wine bottled in a format other than 75cl please request this at the time of order and we will enquire if this is possible with the château. Our supplement for magnums in the 2017 vintage is £10 per case and for half bottles is £15 per case.

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